Composting

Students in on-campus apartments can compost their food scraps on campus!

What is compost?

Compost is a soil amendment that is produced when microbes decompose organic materials such as food scraps and yard trimmings.

Why compost?

You should compost because it is nature's way of recycling organic matter. By composting acceptable compostable items you reduce the material that ends up in landfills. You are closing the recycling loop.

Once you're container is full you can empty it into the compost bin that is located near your building's trash and recycling containers. These composting drop off sites are located at Centennial Commons, College Avenue, Luetmer and the West apartments.

The compost from the composting sites is then collected and brought to the compost pile located near the CSB/SJU Transportation Garage and the CSB Full Circle Greenhouse.